Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus)
by Glenn Branca
- Type: Album
- Released: 1983
- Label: ROIR
- Country: United States
- Length: 55:12
- Community rating: 3.69/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Utilizing a massive ensemble of alternate-tuned electric guitars and unorthodox percussion, this live performance shattered the boundaries between classical composition and aggressive noise rock. Branca's use of extreme volume to generate psychoacoustic overtones profoundly influenced the development of avant-garde minimalism and noise.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, avant-garde, noisy, repetitive, dissonant
Tracklist
- Sym. No. 1, Movement 1 (11:45)
- Sym. No. 1, Movement 2 (15:45)
- Sym. No. 1, Movement 3 (17:29)
- Sym. No. 1, Movement 4 (10:11)
Credits
- Barbara Ess - baritone guitar, bass, percussion
- David Rosenbloom - baritone guitar, guitar [steel-wire]
- Stephan Wischerth - drums, percussion
- Margot Zvaleko - french horn
- Robert Harrison - guitar [soprano], tenor guitar, guitar [bowed]
- Gail Vachon - keyboards
- Thurston Moore - tenor guitar, guitar [soprano], guitar [bowed]
- Craig Bromberg - tenor guitar, guitar [soprano], guitar [bowed], guitar [octave]